Author: Kenneth C. Shadlen Publisher: Penn State Press ISBN: 0271076348 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 207
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When countries become more democratic, new opportunities arise for individuals and groups to participate in politics and influence the making of policy. But democratization does not ensure better representation for everyone, and indeed some sectors of society are ill-equipped to take advantage of these new opportunities. Small industry in Mexico, Kenneth Shadlen shows, is an excellent example of a sector whose representation decreased during democratization. Shadlen’s analysis focuses on the basic characteristics of small firms that complicate the process of securing representation in both authoritarian and democratic environments. He then shows how increased pluralism and electoral competition served to exacerbate the political problems facing the sector during the course of democratization in Mexico. These characteristics created problems for small firms both in acting collectively through interest associations and civil society organizations and in wielding power within political parties. The changes that democratization effected in the structure of corporatism put small industry at a significant disadvantage in the policy-making arena even while there was general agreement on the crucial importance of this sector in the new neoliberal economy, especially for generating employment. The final chapter extends the analysis by making comparisons with the experience of small industry representation in Argentina and Brazil. Shadlen uses extensive interviews and archival research to provide new evidence and insights on the difficult challenges of interest aggregation and representation for small industry. He conducted interviews with a wide range of owners and managers of small firms, state and party officials, and leaders of business associations and civil society organizations. He also did research at the National Archives in Mexico City and in the archives of the most important business organizations for small industry in the post-World War II period.
Author: Masahiko Aoki Publisher: Clarendon Press ISBN: 0191521744 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 684
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BL Gives a definitive description and analysis of the main bank system BL Strong contributors BL Understudied subject BL Incorporates results of a major World Bank research programme BL Balances institutional description with financial theory and empirical analysis This volume looks at systems of corporate finance, concentrating on the Japanese main bank system. The remaining chapters describe different systems, assessing to what extent the Japanese system can serve as a model for developing market economies and transforming socialist economies. The basic characteristics of the main bank system are examined here, its roots, development, and its role in the heyday of its rapid growth. The volume looks at how the system has performed and at its strengths and weaknesses. It goes on to look at how the system has changed and what its approprate role is as deregulation, liberalization, and internationalization of Japan's financial markets have proceeded over the past two decades and a new issue securities market has emerged. A basic conclusion of the book is that banking-based systems are in most cases the most appropriate for industrial financing until a rather late stage of a country's economic and financial development. It aims to identify the conditions under which banks are better able that securites market institutions to evaluate the credit worthiness of borrowers and the viability of new projects, to monitor the ongoing performance of firms, and to rescue or liquidate firms in distress. Contributors: Masahiko Aoki, Theodor Baums, V.V.Bhatt, John Campbell, Yasushi Hamao, Toshihiro Horiuchi, Takeo Hoshi, Anil Kashyap, Dong-Wong Kim, Gary Loveman, Sang-Woo Nam, Frank Packer, Hugh Patrick, Yingyi Qian, Mark Ramseyer, Clark Reynolds, Satoshi Sunamura, Paul Sheard, Juro Teranishi, Kazuo Ueda,
Author: Mariano L. Bernardez Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1434398331 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 655
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El término "capital intelectual" se confunde con frecuencia - e incluso indistintamente- con "propiedad intelectual", "tecnología" o "ideas". "innovación" de carácter científico. Además de las ideas e invenciones de naturaleza tecnológica o científica, el capital intelectual incluye un enorme acervo de ideas y componentes socioculturales, expresadas en las marcas comerciales, las experiencias del cliente, los modelos de negocio y organización e inclusive las cadenas de valor y ecosistemas que las producen. Este libro ha sido diseñado como un manual comprensivo y de aplicación práctica para empresarios y gerentes de diversas áreas funcionales que deseen detectar, desarrollar y aplicar el capital intelectual de sus organizaciones y ecosistemas de negocios en tanto en su dimensión tecnológica como comercial. Los conceptos, modelos y herramientas de este libro -ejemplificados con los casos de empresas líderes y modelo de diferentes giros de actividad- permiten al lector detectar y valuar el capital intelectual tecnológico y comercial, tácito y explicito, planificar el desarrollo de las diez formas de propiedad intelectual y organizar su comercialización mediante la creación y desarrollo de marcas.
Author: Mitsuhiro Kagami Publisher: ISBN: Category : América Latina Languages : en Pages : 162
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Analyses East Asian economic development strategy with reference to trade and investment policies from the 1950s to 1990 and measures for improving competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. Includes a section on the promotion of small amd medium-sized enterprises in Japan. Examines industrial restructuring in Latin America during the 1980s and presents a study of small scale enterprises in Brazil and Mexico. Examines the applicability of East Asian policies to Latin America.
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